China beats Germany in readiness to help refugees
Source. The Local Amnesty International’s Refugees Welcome Index shows that China is the country where people are most willing to take in refugees. Germany comes a close second. More.
Church fights AfD for Muslim right to build new mosque
Politics Photo: DPA Source The Local The AfD hope to block the new build by means of a referendum and have put a proposal to this effect in from of the state parliament in Thuringia, public broadcaster MDR reports. The populist party, who have seen their popularity soar during the […]
Egypt: Terrorist Attack Likely Downed Missing Flight
Source: MSN ATHENS, May 19 (Reuters) – Aircraft debris was found in the southern Mediterranean by Greek authorities searching for a missing EgyptAir aircraft which vanished from radar screens early […]
Book Review: Talk To Me: Changing the Narrative on Race, Religion, & Education
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
Shahbaz Taseer finally breaks his silence and we blame him for cooking up a story? Really, Pakistan?
Source: ET Shahbaz Taseer has spoken up for the first time about his five-year horrific ordeal. Why now, is anyone’s guess but with so much negativity and fabrications going around, perhaps it was time to set the record straight. Even after his interview with CNN and BBC where he had […]
Blasphemy accused Christian family begs pardon despite being ‘innocent’
Source: ET Prayer leader wants Muslims to vouch for family. PHOTO: AFP/FILE LAHORE: A Gujrat-based Christian family is on the verge of having blasphemy charges pressed against it after reportedly dining on a panaflex banner, The Express Tribune has learnt. A local prayer leader and his followers have been pestering police […]
Egyptian officials believe missing EgyptAir plane crashed into sea
Source: ET A tweet on the airline’s official account says flight MS804 left Paris at 23:09 pm local time. PHOTO: REUTERS CAIRO: An EgyptAir plane missing with 66 people on board probably crashed into the sea, officials from the airline and the Egyptian civil aviation said on Thursday. The Airbus (AIR.PA) […]
The city with 20 year waiting lists for rental homes
Source: BBC By Maddy Savage 18 May 2016 There’s a hidden reason so many Stockholm renters go for Nordic minimalist interiors. In a capital gripped by an acute housing shortage, […]
Magic mushrooms ‘promising’ in depression
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website A hallucinogenic chemical in magic mushrooms shows promise for people with untreatable depression, a short study on just 12 people […]
Four days, 2,700 miles… and one unlucky camel: The astonishing and luxurious rail journey that takes tourists right across Australia
Source: Daily Mail By Tom Chesshyre For The Mail On Sunday It’s a sun-drenched morning at the East Perth Terminal and the Indian Pacific train gleams brightly beyond the cool, […]
Sri Lanka floods: Huge storm triggers landslides, leaving villages buried
Source: CNN By Juliet Perry, CNN (CNN)A major storm has hammered Sri Lanka, leaving dozens feared dead in landslides and forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Thirty-seven […]
Iran wants U.S. to pay for 63 years of ‘spiritual and material damage’
Source: CNN By Steve Almasy and Bijan Hosseini, CNN The outgoing Iranian Parliament is demanding unspecified compensation from the United States for its involvement in “spiritual and material damage” for the past 63 years, Iranian state news reported Tuesday. During its Tuesday morning session, the Parliament cited examples such as […]
UK: David Cameron warns Isil will be ‘happy’ with Brexit as Boris Johnson says PM’s deal is ‘biggest stitch up since the Bayeux Tapestry’
Telegraph: David Cameron and Boris Johnson have clashed on another day of intense day of campaigning for the EU referendum. While the PM warned that Isil terrorists would be “happy” if Britain voted for Brexit, the former London mayor discredited Mr Cameron’s EU negotiations as “meaningless”. Mr Cameron gave a “myth-busting” […]
The albino who confronted a witchdoctor
Source: BBC By Vibeke Venema BBC World Service Stephane Ebongue fled Cameroon because of the colour of his skin – his albinism made him a target for those who believe […]
South Carolina bans abortion after 19 weeks
Source: Reuters CHARLESTON, SC | BY HARRIET MCLEOD The South Carolina legislature on Tuesday passed a bill banning most abortions after 19 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother’s life was […]
Anti-Muslim School Bullying: Sometimes, It’s Even the Teachers Doing It
Source: The Daily Beast By DEAN OBEIDALLAH A California high-school girl opened her yearbook to find that her first name had been changed to ‘Isis.’ She was told it was […]
Pope Francis: Let’s study idea of ordaining women as deacons
Source: RNS By Rosie Scammell and David Gibson VATICAN CITY (RNS) In an opening with historic import, Pope Francis has said he wants to study the possibility of ordaining women […]
Chimps filmed grieving for dead friend
Source: BBC By Matt Walker A unique, remarkable and intimate film may change the way we think about animals, and their ability to feel grief. The newly-published film captures the […]
US Senate grants September 11 victims the right to sue Saudi Arabia
Flowers are laid at the 9/11 memorial site on 11 September 2015 in New York City. Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act gives victims’ families the […]
Iran Arrests Eight Models For ‘Un-Islamic’ Instagram
The Islamic Republic of Iran arrested eight of Iran’s top models for posting ‘immodest’ pictures on Instragram in a crackdown on the site. Tue, May 17, 2016 One of of Iran’s top models, Elnaz Gorokh. (Photo: © Instagram) Related Stories The Iranian regime arrested eight people working in online modelling for posts […]